Public schools in Leavenworth, KS
Leavenworth has 9 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 2 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 4,128 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Leavenworth Unified School District runs 8 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Leavenworth's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Leavenworth | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leavenworth Unified School District | 8 | 3,604 | $13,771 |
| Lansing USD 469 | 1 | 2,654 | $12,481 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
2 high schools in Leavenworth, 2,097 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leavenworth Senior High | 1,237 | 17.2 | 35.9% | Leavenworth Unified |
| Lansing High 9-12 | 860 | 15.9 | 22.1% | Lansing USD 469 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 middle schools in Leavenworth, 836 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Warren Middle School | 427 | 13.6 | 55.0% | Leavenworth Unified |
| Richard Warren Intermediate School | 409 | 15.4 | 58.7% | Leavenworth Unified |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
5 elementary schools in Leavenworth, 1,195 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Brewer Elementary | 319 | 13.9 | 63.6% | Leavenworth Unified |
| Henry Leavenworth | 297 | 14.1 | 48.5% | Leavenworth Unified |
| Earl Lawson Early Education Center | 282 | 13.1 | 55.3% | Leavenworth Unified |
| Anthony Elementary | 274 | 13.1 | 66.4% | Leavenworth Unified |
| Leavenworth Virtual School | 23 | 23.0 | 8.6% | Leavenworth Unified |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Leavenworth's public schools compare with Kansas's
The median Leavenworth school has 14.1 students per full-time teacher, more than the Kansas median of 12.7. 44% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 35% across the state. Its median school enrolls 319 students (state 294).
| Leavenworth | Kansas | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 14.1 | 12.7 |
| Median school size (students) | 319 | 294 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 44% | 35% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 44% | 11% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 0.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 9 Leavenworth schools and the 1,328 Kansas schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Leavenworth
- Leavenworth Unified School DistrictRuns 8 of Leavenworth's 9 public schools and spent $13,771 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,771
- Leavenworth Senior High, the largest high school in Leavenworth1,237 students in 2024-25, 17.2 per teacher.1,237
- Compare Leavenworth Unified School District with Lansing USD 469Leavenworth's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in KansasKansas's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Leavenworth addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Leavenworth
How many public schools are in Leavenworth, KS?
9 public schools with an address in Leavenworth were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 2 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 4,128 students.What is the largest high school in Leavenworth?
Leavenworth Senior High, with 1,237 students in 2024-25 (Leavenworth Unified School District).Which districts run Leavenworth's schools?
Leavenworth Unified School District (8 schools), Lansing USD 469 (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25